Shade-support.



P. IUDIGIANI.

SHADE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAILSI. 1914.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

11v VEN TOR.

F16. 5. EM 724 WITNESSES A TTORNE YS.

IHE NORRIS PEIERs ca. Pi-IOTO LITHD WASHINGTpN. D. c.

' sHAnn-surroRr' Be-itlmownthat I, PASQUALE IrmioiANI,

' a citizenof Italy, residing at Columbus, in

the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Shade-Support for Window-Frames, of which the following is a'speoification.

This invention relates to adjustable shade supports and is directed primarily to the provision of a supporting structure for win 'dowshades wherein the shade roller may be adjusted to any desired position upon the window frame and maintained in such poif sition. The'improvement constitutes an endeavor to produce. an efficient adjustable shade support comprised of a minimum number ofpartsand capable of;constr.uc-.

.tion and application at a lowco'st. At-the Q: same timeour aim" has been to produce astructure, which, notwithstanding its inherent simplicity, is efiective and certain of operation.

' I The features of improvement williappear as this description progresses and attention 3 will be directed to the various figures ofthe drawingiby reference to numerals designating corresponding parts throughout the different figures. I

. Figure 1, is an elevation of a wlndow frame and the improvement applying therea to. Fig.- 2, is a section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a section taken on line 83 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4:, is a detail and elevation of one of the adjustable shade brackets. Fig.5,

is a detail. and elevation of the complementary shade bracket. Fig. 6, is a detail and elevation showing one ofthe brackets which support the slide rods of the improvement,

and Fig. 7, is a detail and section of the structure shown in Fig. 6. 1 In drawings, the improvement is shown as comprised in part of slide rods, 1 and 2. These slide. rods'are desirably formed in I v. onecontinuous piece, being joined at their "upper ends 3 so as to form an inverted U. Adjacent to the upper and lower ends they are-shown supported by bracketmembers 4: .and 5, preferably stamped from a single piece of sheet metal and bent to embrace (spaced rodsby means of spaced loops 6 and 7,-and intermediate web 8, through which is passed a bolt 9 threaded for the reception 1 of a nut 10. This structure is shown best in -'Fig.-7 and it will be noted by reference v Specification of LettersPatent.

v V that loop? is extended to formabut ,ting' L-shaped feet 11'and'12, which may" be secured to the window frame by's'crews i The result is a simple supporting bracket structureformed from a single piece -of metal and "yet .amply. rigid to maintain the slide rods firmly in the desired position.

Mounted upon each part of the sliderods is an embracing strip of. metal designated 14: and 15 respectively and comprising the central body portion with a U shaped extension 16,-curved about the slide rods. Likewise forming an extension of the body portion is a lip.17,perforated at 18, for the reception of a controlling cord 19. In Fig. 4, the body portion of member 14: is provided with a bayonet slot 20, while in Fig. 5, the'body portion is provided with a .key slot 21;. These members 14: and 15 are raised or) lowered under the control of the cords 19, which are preferably 'joined'to gether at their ends and which pass over pulleys22-23, journaled upon pins as at 24.; these pins passing between and through slide rods at their upper ends. The joined ends of the cords may be secured in any adjusted position by means of disk like cleats, 25'. In operation it will be understoodthat the releasing of the cords19 from the cleat'andapullingupon the same will cause elevation-of the shade roller'and that when "any desired-position by adjust-- ment is attained the cords may, again be woundabout the cleat and the shade roller is firmlyi held in-adjusted position. I

vided with-a multiple'headed pin as at 26. It will be apparent that the'st'ructure outlined is simple and readily manufactured and that the peculiar'manner of mounting The shade roller'may vary as to form but it isdesirable to have one end thereof pro-Q the pulleys andjof mounting theadjustable shaderoller supports, as well as the particu- .lar form of supporting brackets and the one piece slide rods, result in a structure readily 1 assembled and cheapto construct. Further-' more, the shade brackets, while'being freely I an adjustable shade bracket slidable upon prising spaced slide rods edjustable shade embrace the slide rodsanclhaving a central r extension bent to locatlon between said slide 10 rods.

said slide rod, brackets for supporting said i slide rod, and meanss-for control of said shade bracket.

2. An adjustable shaderoller support com- PASQUALEIUDICIANI bracket controlling mechanism, and a shade Witnesses: bracket comprising a sheet metalipiece bent, EDWIN P. CORBETT,

e to grovide hooks-upon both extremities to J. O. NAILQR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cexits each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

